The stench of ink-cleaner was still lingering in Jeanette’s fingers when she put her hands up instinctively.Damon grabbed both of her wrists and pushed them against the wall. His other hand looped itself around her waist before pulling her in. His tongue easily broke through the flimsy defense her teeth posed.She tasted the sweet, tanginess of orange—the same from the candy she had given him.Jeanette broke into a fit of airy giggles. She could not believe he would eat that little candy aft
It was a young woman. Both Jenny and the group of thugs turned around to find a young woman in a pair of shades, a baseball cap, a mask, and a rather airtight garb revealing none of her skin. She was approaching them from the other end of the alley.“Who the f*ck are you?!” shouted one of the men.“How much does she owe you? I’ll pay on her behalf,” she replied.“Excuse me, Miss Knight in Shiny Armor, but this woman owes us 300k. You’re gonna just help a random stranger pay 300k?”The young
Since then, Mimi seemed to have made it a habit to visit Jenny in her home every now and then, bringing fruits, medicine, and other kinds of gifts every time. It did not take a long time before the two became close.The last thing Jenny wanted was for her daughter to know about her owning a mountain of debt because of her failed ventures in the stock market. But then again, the fact that this kind young lady was the one who had cleared her debt for her became quite a sting in Jenny’s conscience
When that was in the bag, Mimi would persuade Jenny into inviting Jeanette for dinner, where the real target would be ambushed, knocked out, and left for the debt-collecting thugs’ own interest.“But those thugs don’t really care if the things they do are illegal, right? Are you sure we should leave Jeanette to them? You don’t think… Something really nasty could happen?” Mimi asked nervously.“Isn’t this what you wanted?”“Excuse me?”Olivia summoned all of her strength and dragged an uncons
“You b*tch! You’ve set me up this whole time! You’ve wanted to drag me through the mud the whole time!” Mimi bristled in both exasperation and helplessness.If the recording ever got to Elias, Mimi’s fate would be sealed. In fact, if that incriminating recording was ever presented to the Internet, Elias would not be her only problem—the court of the Internet would dogpile on her. She would be canceled for sure, and nothing could ever resurrect her career or reputation.Oliva sneered. “That’s r
She dithered for a good long while until, finally, she gave Elias a call.“What do you want this time?” The other side intoned. It was obvious he spared Mimi not much patience.To Elias’ surprise, what answered him were the sounds of a woman sobbing. Alarmed, he changed his tone. “What’s wrong?”“I… I’m at the harbor, around o-one of the w-warehouses… J-Jeanette… Jeanette’s been taken away!”“What did you just say!?”Elias wasted no time and arrived at the warehouse, where he found Mimi squ
The man was too scared to even shout in pain. Instead, he kept nodding like his life depended on it. “Okay, I admit, we threw her into one of the contaminants, and then we went to get our payment from our employer. She was still unconscious at that time, so we thought it was safe to leave her alone. The rope probably was not as tightly bound as we had thought, so she escaped while we were away. See? Now we’re on the same boat! We’re looking for her too!”The other three jumped into a chorus of
Unfortunately, there was no one by the sea but the roaring waves. No one could hear her.The cost of her attempt at escape came soon. A nagging, persistent jolt of muted pain flared from her abdomen, causing Jeanette to reflexively cup her hand around where it hurt.It was a small action, but it triggered Olivia’s deepest grudge. “Why is a disgusting b*tch like you given a chance to bear Damon’s children!?” She erupted, raising her hand and swinging it at Jeanette’s cheek.The pain in her ab